Every new vintage is an opportunity to look ahead and reflect back. And we’d like to think we’ve learned a thing or two. But we certainly have a soft spot in our hearts for these wines that are no longer available for sale.

PAST VINTAGES

2016 Rose of Pinot Noir, Sonoma County

Here we go again, writing up tasting notes for a wine so slurp-able and darned yummy we dare you to finish this paragraph before refilling you glass. Candied grapefruit! Strawberry! Smooth finish! Bright verve! The 2016 is great enough to gulp but will stand strong alongside salmon or chicken. The acid will elevate a cheese platter, and you know, we won’t judge if you down a second bottle the same night. Drink now!

Wine Enthusiast – 90 Points

2014 Rocky Ridge Vineyard Zinfandel, Rockpile

Blackberries, brambly dark fruit and minerality characterize this plush and thoroughly drinkable Rockpile zinfandel. Bright acidity on the finish keeps this beauty just on the safe side of hedonistic. The velvety tannins are approachable now and some formidable mid palate weight delivers the gravitas. With mocha notes and palate of juicy berries, this vintage will become your new favorite. Drink now through 2024.

2014 Gap’s Crown Vineyard Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast

Fresh raspberries burst from the glass. Juicy, lush, and fleshy, this pinot wears her vineyard pedigree with style. The high-toned red fruit is bright, while the mouth feel remains lush. Deep magenta in color and finishing with velvety tannins and toasty cedar, this pinot is already awfully inviting. But like a fine race horse, hold her back. If you reign her in, you’ll be rewarded later. Drink now through 2023.

Wine Enthusiast – 92 points.

2014 Sangiacomo Vineyard Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast

Subtle and refined, our 2014 Sangiacomo pinot proffers a ying/yang balance of fruity and savory. Sweet tobacco, cedar, and soft spices marry black plum and berries. Light on her feet and almost ethereal, she finishes with velvety tannins and a whiff of toast. Elegance, nuance, and a feminine touch define this sustainably farmed, Sonoma Coast beauty. Drink now through 2023.

Wine Enthusiast – 93 points.

2014 Torrey Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley

Don’t let the fanciful label fool you. This is a serious wine. Sour cherry and tart pomegranate marry warm cinnamon stick and clove for our 2014 Torrey Hill offering. The mid palate offers a pop of blood orange/citrus zest, with a linear and vibrant acid core. The entry is open and smooth, but this wine demonstrates plenty of ageability. Crackling with edgy tension, this wine is built for food. Yet with dedication and patience, she will relax and age with grace. Label art by Bruno, Lily & Amelia.

Wine Enthusiast – 91 Points.

2015 Rose of Pinot Noir, Sonoma County

Our 2015 Rose of Pinot Noir is a real winner. Enchanting white peach and wild strawberry will transport you to another space entirely. Imagine strolling along a white sandy beach, dining al fresco with your paramour, or finally refinishing that backyard deck. We’ve captured the romance of summer in glass, without the mosquito bites. We promise this wine will change your life- at least for a few hours. Drink now!

Wine Enthusiast – 90 points.

2013 Soberanes Vineyard Pinot Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands

With Santa Rosa plum, exotic spices, toasty sandalwood and summer berries, this smooth beauty flaunts it all. A gorgeous, full-bodied entry gives way to a soft, rich finish. The flavors and aromatics will continue to marry over time, if you’ve got the patience to cellar this one. Always a fan favorite, the Pisoni family fruit will never disappoint. Drink now through 2022.

Wine Enthusiast – 93 Points and Editor’s Choice

2013 Rocky Ridge Vineyard Zinfandel, Rockpile

This beautifully balanced zinfandel hits all the right notes, ripe dark fruit, a long finish, and a solid core of acid. Plum, spice, and hints of cassis sing alongside minerality and brambles that speak to a Rockpile heritage. This is easy to drink now – perhaps too easy. The tannins are so soft and drinkable that we dare you to cellar this beauty. Drink now through 2024.

Wine Enthusiast – 91 Points

2013 Torrey Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley

Bing cherry and red fruit dance on the palate with baking spice and toasty notes. This bottling reflects a year of intensive viticulture. This wine showcases more nuance and depth than the 2012. Aromatics are warm and deep with a palate of red fruit that leaps from the glass. We couldn’t feel prouder of our 2013 home ranch fruit. This wine wears its vineyard designation with pride. Drink 2015-2022. Label art by Bruno, Amelia, and Lily. Wine Enthusiast – 90 Points.

2013 Gap’s Crown Vineyard Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast

Deep ruby in the glass, this wine features ripe summertime blackberries and raspberries overlaid with nutmeg, allspice, and Asian 5 spice. Cedar, sweet oak, and toast round out the seductive aromatics. Berries and lively acid burst in your mouth and through the round finish. There are no angles here – just rich, soft curves. Drink 2015 – 2022.

Wine Enthusiast – 91 Points & Cellar Selection.

2013 Sangiacomo Vineyard Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast

With more palate weight and heft than the 2012 vintage, the 2013 bottling showcases black cherry and Santa Rosa plum wrapped in sandalwood and sweet tobacco. Velvety tannins add dimension to a rich mouthfeel. Drink 2015-2024.

2012 Rockpile Zinfandel

A “zin for pinot lovers,” the 2012 exhibits a balanced and delicate nose while still remaining true to its Rockpile pedigree. Brambles and dried dark fruits are the most forward elements on the nose, with warm spices like clove and Asian 5-spice vibrating in perfect harmony. But it’s the smooth, full mouth-feel that makes this a truly special zinfandel bottling. Kerith’s deft touch and decision to barrel the 2012 in 100% French oak elevates our 2012 Rockpile to a whole new level of deliciousness. Drink now through 2024.

2012 Soberanes Vineyard Pinot Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands

The 2012 is our most perfumed and aromatic bottling yet from the Soberanes Vineyard. Held back for a full year of bottle aging (after 11 months in French oak, 33% new), this wine exhibits a beautiful nose highlighted by dark fruits, brambles, and a hint of leathery and loamy earth. Seamlessly integrated cigar box and sweet cedar round out the aromatics. The wine has a full and voluptuous mouth-feel with well-balanced tannins and smooth finish. This pinot is delicious to drink now and will continue to improve through 2021.

2012 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir (Torrey Hill Vineyard)

Our very first vintage from our home ranch Torrey Hill, this wine is all about the cherry – bing cherry, black cherry, and cherry hard candy. The delicate red fruit shines through with a singular purity kissed by minimal oak influence. This wine showcases a lighter, ethereal, and more feminine style of pinot noir. Drink 2014-2020. Label art by Bruno, Amelia, and Lily.

2012 Gap’s Crown Vineyard Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast

This wine features black cherry and raspberry that are overlaid with nutmeg, allspice, and Asian 5 spice. Cedar and sweet tobacco round out the seductive aromatics. Cherry pie with lively acid bursts in your mouth and through the finish. The 2012 has more grip and texture than 2011, with enough tannin and vibrant acidity to weather cellar age. Drink 2014-2024.

2011 Soberanes Vineyard Pinot Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands

Sweet ripe strawberries and raspberries are intertwined with warm, toasty oak and hints of roasted espresso. Exuding wild berry brambles and even sage, this brooding pinot noir has a supple mouth feel and fine grain tannins. Bright acid offers ample juiciness with each sip. The sexiest part of all is the ultra smooth finish. Drink 2014-2020.

2011 Gap’s Crown Vineyard Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast

A burst of ripe summer berries sits atop toasty cedar. Fragrant and alluring, sweet juicy raspberry and a soft, round mouth feel express the beauty of this special vineyard. This is everything a pinot should be – perfumed, berry-licious, and addictively delicious. Drink from late 2013-2020.

92 Points from Wine Enthusiast.

2011 ‘Caritas Cuvee” Pinot Noir, Anderson Valley

Pomegranite, cranberry, rose petal, and sweet cedar characterize this easy drinking, every day pinot noir. A pop or red hard candy on the mid-palate adds vibrant flavor. This lighter style pinot noir is food friendly and ready to drink now. Drink now through 2018.

91 Points from Wine Enthusiast.

2010 Deer Meadows Vineyard Pinot Noir, Anderson Valley

This delicate and elegant pinot noir displays aromas of wild strawberries, earth, and sweet cedar. With patience, the nose unfurls seductive whiffs of sweet, red fruit. The restrained nose belies bright flavors of cherry spice and juicy red berries. With a pop or red raspberry in the mid-palate, this medium bodied pinot is smooth, easy drinking, and a perfect food friendly choice.

2009 Split Rock Vineyard Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast

Our most full-bodied and lusty offering, this pinot is dripping with stewed cherries, dense plum, and rich berries. Bursting ripe fruit is tempered by savory notes of black tea, cedar, and spice box. With more tannin and a layered complexity, this is the most age worthy of our 2009 pinots.

90 Points & Cellar Selection – Wine Enthusiast.

2008 Doctor’s Vineyard Pinot Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands

On the nose the wine exhibits beautiful notes of ripe plums, raspberries, and blackberries, a background of baking spices and clove, and just a hint of warm earth and leather. On the palate the wine has an uncommonly smooth and sexy mouth feel and a lingering, long finish. Our inaugural vintage.